The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-28

ably the fear of litigation on the grounds of In
fringement deters some OF our best roads from
adopting of the half dozen more cOuplerS
of approved merit.
To say that shippers are disappointed because
the Wabash has been whipped into the traces by
the trunk lines, and that rates to be restored
Shippers are applauding the Wabash, however,
for the heroic struggle it made as they call 1t,
to break loose from the trunk lines arbitrary
rulings even for a few days.
Gaylord Beach, general manager of the Bee
line system of roads, division superintendents
Burrows and Blee, and General Master Mechanic
Turreff spent yesterday in the city looking over
matters General Manager Beach says that
things are moving along very smoothly the
Beene, each department being managed with
the strictest economy. and that the net earnings
continue to show up very satisfactorily.
Yesterday the Indianapolis works COM
pleted the $50 box cars they contracted to build
for the Merchants Dispatch, and to deliver by
July /. The car inspector for the Dlspatch COM
pany says they are the best-euilt cars in every
respect running in this country. The works will
now commence turning out 500 coal cars for the
c., II. & D., at the rate OF 125 cars per week.
This company closed a contract yesterday with
a lumber firm in Georgia for 3. 422, 900 feet of
yellow-pine lumber. to be delivered after July l,
at the rate of five carloads per day.
The parties owning the Toledo, ST. Louis &
Kansas City road state that as the gauge
of the main line between Toledo and st. Louis is
completed they will turn their attention to Sc
curing good line into Indianapolis, and, if
necessary
line here, which would certainly be their best
scheme Six miles north of the city they could
strike the canal bank, and it come into the
very heart of the city. The wonder is that some
other road from the north has not utilized the
canal bank, on which they can come within two
squares of the Union tracks.
The prospects are good that before many
weeks Superintendent Nelson, of the G., II. q
d. and Vandalia and j. j. Turner. superintend-
ent of the eastern division of the c., St L. 81 p,
will make their headquarters at Indianapolis,
and. with the general offices of the Lake Erie d
Western road located here. it will give Indian
apois more Importance railroad center.
The superintendents of every road running in
here, except the L., N A. & c., will then
be located here, as the jurisdiction of Superin-
tendent Burrows, the ]. 81 St L., does not
come east of West Indianapolis.
The secret to the whole movement on the part
of the c. L. st. l.. & c., the L., D., & s. and the
r., B. g W.. in relation TO their tracks west of
Tennessee Q street, is to gain position in the new
railway station. Should the l., D. & S. carry
the point their train would be the first the
west as one leaves the waiting rooms and the
c., l., ST. L. & G. and the l., B. & W. would be
more than glad to outgeneral the l., d. & 5. in
the matter The impression prevails that the
Union Railway Company jumped at the con-
cusion that they had any right co lay tracks be-
tween Tennessee and Mississippi streets.